Use of mHealth Systems and Tools for Non-Communicable Diseases in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a Systematic Review

Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 677-691

  Peiris, David ^a   Praveen, Devarsetty ^b,c   Johnson, Claire ^a   Mogulluru, Kishor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence; Low and middle income countries; mHealth; Mobile health; Non communicable diseases; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MOBILE HEALTH; MOBILE PHONE; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DEVICES; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MICROCOMPUTER; MOBILE APPLICATION; POVERTY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CELL PHONES; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE; TEXT MESSAGING;

EID: 84911468534     PISSN: 19375387     EISSN: 19375395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12265-014-9581-5     Document Type: Article

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